. >>> i want to bring in chris fast-breaks and michael crowley. time is running out. who blinks? i don't know that either side blinks. both sides will go after the march 1st deadline. i was talking to a very moderate senator, who was telling me he thinks this could maybe go into june where you let the sequester go into effect and you see what kind of effects there are from it, are people upset? are they feeling the pain? and at that point, you kind of have some room and you see how the politics shake out. both sides right now, as you said, are playing political chicken. right now the white house feels like the polls is on their side, they can continue to beat republicans up, saying they're favoring the rich, they don't want to talk the rich anymore, it's a strong message that worked for them in the fiscal cliff and republicans are saying we already raised taxes, it's time to get serious about spending. who blinks i think will be determined as this shakes out and we see who is feeling the pain and how loud do those people get? >> michael, how confident is the without that thole wi